Nevada statewide execution stay [NV SC] News
Nevada statewide execution stay [NV SC]

American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada, Maro De la Rosa, and Ahora Newspaper, v. Howard Skolnik, Director, Nevada Department of Corrections, and Nevada Department of Corrections, Supreme Court of the State of Nevada, October 15, 2007 [staying all executions pending a US Supreme Court ruling in a case challenging the constitutionality of lethal injections]. Read the full text of the order [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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